CVE-2011-1947

Summary

CVECVE-2011-1947
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-06-02 19:55:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-09 19:32:00 UTC
Descriptionfetchmail 5.9.9 through 6.3.19 does not properly limit the wait time after issuing a (1) STARTTLS or (2) STLS request, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (application hang) by acknowledging the request but not sending additional packets.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-399

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.10 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.9 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.0.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.1.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.1.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.5.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.5.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.5.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.6 pre4 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.6 pre8 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.6 pre9 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc10 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc3 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc4 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc5 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc7 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc8 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc9 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.10 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.12 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.14 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.15 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.16 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.17 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.18 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.19 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 rc1 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 rc2 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 rc3 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 rc4 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 rc5 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.9 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.9 rc2 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.10 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 5.9.9 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.0.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.1.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.1.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.5.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.5.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.5.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.6 pre4 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.6 pre8 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.6 pre9 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc10 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc3 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc4 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc5 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc7 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc8 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.2.9 rc9 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.0 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.1 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.10 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.11 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.12 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.13 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.14 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.15 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.16 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.17 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.18 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.19 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.2 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.3 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.4 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.5 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 rc1 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 rc2 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 rc3 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 rc4 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.6 rc5 All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.7 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.8 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.9 All All All
Application Fetchmail Fetchmail 6.3.9 rc2 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Fetchmail STARTTLS Blocking IO Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
gitorious.org/fetchmail/fetchmail/blobs/legacy_63/fetchmail-SA-2011-01.txt CONFIRM gitorious.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: fetchmail-6.3.20-1.fc13 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: fetchmail-6.3.20-1.fc14 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:107 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
www.fetchmail.info/fetchmail-SA-2011-01.txt CONFIRM www.fetchmail.info
oss-security - Re: CVE request for fetchmail STARTTLS hang (Denial of Service) MLIST openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request for fetchmail STARTTLS hang (Denial of Service) MLIST openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: fetchmail-6.3.20-1.fc15 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request for fetchmail STARTTLS hang (Denial of Service) MLIST openwall.com
Fetchmail STARTTLS Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - CVE request for fetchmail STARTTLS hang (Denial of Service) MLIST openwall.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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